Nature Pictures by American Poets (Marble). The Macmillan Co.
La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West (Parkman). Little, Brown, & Co.
Very interesting account of the exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
The Discovery of America, two volumes (Fiske). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Valuable account of Columbus and other explorers.
The Beginnings of New England (Fiske). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Excellent.
The Story-Teller"s Art (Dye). Ginn & Co.
A book designed for high school teachers, but good also for teachers in the grades.
The Winning of the West (Roosevelt). Putnam.
Leonard and Gertrude (Pestalozzi). D. C. Heath & Co.
Jean Mitch.e.l.l"s School. Public School Publishing Co.
The Pilot (Cooper). American Book Co.; University Pub. Co.
FIFTH GRADE
1. BOOKS FOR REGULAR READING LESSONS
Hiawatha. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Educational Publishing Co.; University Pub. Co.
Well suited for reading. Used in several grades.
Lays of Ancient Rome (Macaulay). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Educational Publishing Co.; American Book Co.
The four ballad poems. Good school reading for children.
Names somewhat hard at first. Very stimulating and heroic.
Used also in sixth grade.
King of the Golden River (Ruskin). Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
Much used. Excellent story and reading.
Tanglewood Tales (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Companion book to the Wonder Book. Excellent matter for reading.
Water Babies (Kingsley). Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Educational Publishing Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
Interesting story. Good also for home reading. Better, perhaps, for sixth grade.
Ulysses among the Phaeacians (Bryant). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Simple and easy. Poetic in its rendering. Better for sixth grade in some cla.s.ses.
Tales from English History (prose and verse). American Book Company.
Stories and ballads of the leading periods of English history from the best authors. Ill.u.s.trated.
Gulliver"s Travels. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Educational Publishing Co.
Somewhat difficult in spots. Very interesting to boys and girls. For some cla.s.ses use in sixth grade.
Adventures of Ulysses (Lamb). Ginn & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.
Well told, giving complete outline of the whole story.
Heroic Ballads. Ginn & Co.
Scotch and English and many later and American ballads.
The Pied Piper and Other Poems (Browning). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Also other poems and ballads of Browning.
Tales from Scottish History (Rolfe). American Book Co.
Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Pyle). Scribner"s Sons. Shorter School Edition.
Humorous and entertaining.
Little Daffydowndilly and Biographical Stories (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. The latter for sixth grade.
Stories of American Life and Adventure (Eggleston). American Book Co.
The Ways of Wood Folk (Long). Ginn & Co.
An excellent nature book for children, entertaining, instructive, and well written.
Gulliver"s Voyage to Lilliput (Swift). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (Burroughs). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
The Children"s Hour (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
2. SUPPLEMENTARY AND REFERENCE BOOKS